Group Counseling Skills
This course trains students in core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs.
What you can learn.
- Develop skills to manage groups in early recovery
- Facilitate group demonstrations and didactic presentations
- Identify trouble areas, transference, and countertransference so groups can run smoothly
- Overview of individual, group, and family counseling
About this course:
Students learn the core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs. Using group demonstrations along with didactic presentations, students are provided an opportunity to develop skills to manage groups in early recovery.Spring 2021 Schedule
Available Format(s):
These courses have regular meeting times and are fully online, via remote instruction. Click “See Details” below for more information.
Required course in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate.
Restricted course; call (310) 825-7093 for permission to enroll. Web enrollments automatically generate a "Permission to Enroll" request.
Enrollment deadline: April 8, 2021. Internet access required.
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